Housing data for Ross, CA
Ross, CA has an estimated 2,606 residents and 912 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a town in Marin County.
13.1% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $3,500 or more a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 2,606 (±355)
- Housing units
- 912 (±92)
- Households that rent
- 13.1%
- Median gross rent
- $3,500 or more
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +13.8%
What stands out in Ross
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 0.0% (±7.8 points) in Ross, lower than in Marin County (19.1%).
Households that rent: 13.1% (±5.7 points) in Ross, lower than in Marin County (35.3%).
Working from home: 47.9% (±7.9 points) in Ross, higher than in Marin County (31.5%).
Renters paying 30% or more of income: 33.3% (±20.2 points) in Ross, lower than in Marin County (55.6%).
Housing in Ross at a glance
- Median rent: $3,500 or more median gross rent a month
- Rent burden: 33.3% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 13.1% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $250,000 or more median household income
- Home values: $2,000,000 or more median home value
- Homeowner costs: $4,000 or more median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $10,000 or more median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 87.6% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 83.2% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 86.3% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 26.1 minutes average trip to work
- Crime reported to police: 44 violent crimes per 100,000 residents
- Growth: +13.8% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 21.5% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Ross against Marin County, its state and the nation
| Ross | Marin County | California | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 2,606 (±355) | 257,969 (exact) | 39,287,377 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 912 (±92) | 112,116 (±118) | 14,644,735 (±1,665) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 13.1% (±5.7 points) | 35.3% (±1.1 points) | 44.1% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $3,500 or more | $2,668 (±$83) | $2,036 (±$5) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $250,000 or more | $149,091 (±$4,474) | $99,122 (±$310) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $2,000,000 or more | $1,507,300 (±$27,346) | $734,700 (±$1,307) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $10,000 or more | $10,000 or more | $5,124 (±$17) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 83.2% (±12.4 points) | 74.8% (±1.8 points) | 56.0% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 26.1 minutes (±4.9) | 27.4 minutes (±0.7) | 28.7 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 98.8% (±1.7 points) | 95.8% (±0.6 points) | 93.5% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 42.3 years (±3.8) | 47.4 years (±0.3) | 37.9 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Ross covers 1.6 square miles of land, about 1,673 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Ross has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 2,290 (±254) | 2,606 (±355) | +13.8% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 906 (±39) | 912 (±92) | +0.7% | Not a measurable change |
| Households that rent | 17.5% (±6.6 points) | 13.1% (±5.7 points) | −4.4 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±21.6 points) | 0.0% (±31.0 points) | 0.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Ross
In 2025, the Ross Police Department reported 44 violent and 1,092 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI.
Across Marin County, the departments that report recorded 181 violent and 1,230 property crimes per 100,000 residents that year.
ZIP codes in Ross
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94957 | 100% | 2,321 | $3,500 or more | $2,000,000 or more | $250,000 or more |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Ross
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Anselmo | 1.3 mi | $2,797 | $1,576,700 | 31.6% |
| Kentfield | 1.9 mi | $2,741 | $2,000,000 or more | 19.1% |
| Larkspur | 2.3 mi | $3,001 | $1,996,600 | 53.5% |
| Fairfax | 2.5 mi | $2,367 | $1,163,600 | 31.1% |
| San Rafael | 3.2 mi | $2,377 | $1,355,600 | 47.0% |
| Sleepy Hollow | 3.6 mi | — | $2,000,000 or more | 12.3% |
| Corte Madera | 3.7 mi | $3,500 or more | $1,755,200 | 31.2% |
| Mill Valley | 4.0 mi | $3,278 | $2,000,000 or more | 33.8% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Ross, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,574 | $3,003 | $3,697 | $4,832 | $5,439 |
HUD income limits for Ross, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $44,150 | $73,550 | $117,700 |
| 2 people | $50,450 | $84,050 | $134,500 |
| 3 people | $56,750 | $94,550 | $151,300 |
| 4 people | $63,050 | $105,050 | $168,100 |
| 5 people | $68,100 | $113,500 | $181,550 |
| 6 people | $73,150 | $121,900 | $195,000 |
| 7 people | $78,200 | $130,300 | $208,450 |
| 8 people | $83,250 | $138,700 | $221,900 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $200,800.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Ross
What is the average rent in Ross, CA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Ross is $3,500 or more a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How many renters are there in Ross?
Ross has an estimated 110 (±51) renting households, 13.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Ross?
The median household income in Ross is $250,000 or more a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Ross, CA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $2,000,000 or more for owner-occupied homes in Ross (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Ross?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Ross, CA is $4,000 or more a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Ross?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Ross, CA is $10,000 or more a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Ross growing?
In Ross, the number of residents went from 2,290 in 2015–2019 to 2,606 in 2020–2024 (+13.8%), not a measurable change.
What ZIP codes are in Ross?
The ZIP code that covers Ross is 94957.
What is the median rent in ZIP code 94957?
The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 94957 is $3,500 or more a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Ross town, California
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Ross town, California
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Ross town, California
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Ross town, California
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Ross town, California
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Ross town, California
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Ross town, California
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: Ross Police Department (ORI CA0210700)
- FBI: Uniform Crime Reporting statistics and their proper use
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Ross town, California (place:62980, in state:06).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .